Preferred Label : ca-125 antigen;
MeSH definition : Carbohydrate antigen most commonly seen in tumors of the ovary and occasionally seen
in breast, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract tumors and normal tissue. CA 125 is
clearly tumor-associated but not tumor-specific.; A carbohydrate antigen that occurs in tumors of the ovary as well as in breast, kidney,
and gastrointestinal tract tumors and normal tissue. While it is tumor-associated,
it is not tumor-specific and may have a protective function against particles and
infectious agents at mucosal surfaces.;
MeSH synonym : antigen ca 125; antigen, ca-125; antigen ca-125; antigen, ca 125; CA 125 antigen; Mucin-16; Mucin 16;
CISMeF acronym : CA-125;
MeSH annotation : a carbohydrate antigen assoc with various tumors but also normal tissue; CA stands
for Cancer-Associated;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D018394;
UMLS CUI : C0006610;
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Carbohydrate antigen most commonly seen in tumors of the ovary and occasionally seen
in breast, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract tumors and normal tissue. CA 125 is
clearly tumor-associated but not tumor-specific.
A carbohydrate antigen that occurs in tumors of the ovary as well as in breast, kidney,
and gastrointestinal tract tumors and normal tissue. While it is tumor-associated,
it is not tumor-specific and may have a protective function against particles and
infectious agents at mucosal surfaces.
https://smf.swisshealthweb.ch/fr/article/doi/fms.2019.08378
https://doi.org/10.4414/fms.2019.08378
2019
false
false
false
Switzerland
ca-125 antigen
ovarian neoplasms
Biomarkers, Tumor
Peritoneal carcinomatosis
journal article
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https://www.jle.com/fr/revues/medecine/bdc/e-docs/00/04/4A/6F/resume.phtml?type=text.html
2009
France
French
journal article
ca-125 antigen
ovarian neoplasms
membrane proteins
Biomarkers, Tumor
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